"This significant agreement ensures that our customers will continue to have access to dozens of ABC, Disney and ESPN networks for years to come and, for the first time, they will be able to enjoy Disney and ESPN programming outside the home, " said James L. Dolan, Cablevision's president and CEO.

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Back home in Australia, where 10% of children up to age 5 attend one of its centers, ABC has come in for quite a bit of criticism.

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The closest this season's offerings come is ABC's The Middle, he says, about a middle American family struggling to keep up.

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The networks seem acutely aware of this: Hope Hartman, who is running ABC's event today, kicks off the morning not by talking about the panels to come, but the liquor.

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